Grant winner 2016: “Our data will indicate whether offering a standard sleep assessment using sleep diaries or actigraphy for newly diagnosed infants would be a low-cost and effective way to avoid cascading consequences of early
2015 grant: “This research will investigate the mechanisms by which seizures spread across the brain. If we can understand how the seizures spread we will be in a far better position to develop novel treatments
2015 grant: “This study will give us a much better understanding of the risk factors for epilepsy-related death. We also hope that it will highlight changes in epilepsy care that might help to avoid some
2015 grant: “Drug-resistant focal epilepsies are notoriously difficult to manage, and they impact enormously on the lives of those of affected. Hopefully this technique will provide a new treatment option that will help to improve
2015 grant: “We want to understand why someone might develop epilepsy after suffering a head injury, such as stroke, infection or head trauma. These are major causes of epilepsy and, currently, we just don’t know
2015 grant: “The misdiagnosis of epilepsy remains a significant clinical problem, which can lead to delayed or unnecessary treatment. Our computer-based tool offers real potential to bring personalised medicine into epilepsy, which will ensure that
2015 grant: “This research will not only increase our understanding of epilepsy, but synaptic vesicles could prove a much-needed target for the development of new epilepsy drugs.” Dr Vincenzo Marra, University of Leicester
2015 grant: “Predicting which children are at greater risk for memory deficits after epilepsy surgery is still a significant clinical challenge. Our study will address this problem by designing and validating a developmentally appropriate brain
2015 grant: “This pilot study will help facilitate larger studies into the mechanisms of depression in epilepsy, which could ultimately contribute to the development of further treatment strategies.” Dr Jacqueline Foong, University College London
2015 grant: “This research will enable us to maximise the use of living human tissue acquired through epilepsy surgery, which will in turn accelerate the gathering of information about drug-resistant epilepsies. Ultimately it will hopefully
